MEDITERRANEAN SALAD BOWL WITH SHRIMP

By Mix Plates

Not a fan of salads that use lettuce or other greens in them, then we highly recommend giving this Mediterranean Salad bowl with Shrimp & Tzatziki Dressing a try! Often times people get bored by eating only veggies however this salad has shrimps to it which gives it a real twist!

    ⌚ Prep:15 - 20 minutes     No Cook

If you are standing in front of the refrigerator and thinking of what should be the menu for lunch or dinner . . then here’s a feel-good salad bowl that can be enjoyed in lunch or dinner. 

• INGREDIENTS

🔸1 cup - brown rice or any other rice.

🔸1 cup - cucumber (diced)

🔸1 cup - cherry tomato (sliced in half)

🔸1 cup - lettuce (chopped)

🔸1 - avocado (slice it according to your choice)

🔸180 gram - shrimps/prawns (peeled)

🔸1 tsp - olive oil 

🔸handful - parsley (chopped)

🔸salt - (to taste)

🔸water (as required)

🔸homemade tzatziki sauce (refer to our recipe on the blog)

• INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cook brown rice by simply 1 cup rice: 2 cups water, salt. Bring to a boil and then cover and turn down to low and leave it for 15 minutes or so.

2. Saute' shrimp with salt and pepper and a teaspoon of oil. For an indianized version saute the shrimps in all the spice powders you want like cumin powder, turmeric, pepper etc.

3. Layer your choice of lettuce in the bottom of the bowl and start building. Chop all the vegetables like cherry tomatoes, diced cucumber, avocado and rice. Garnish with fresh parsley. 

4. Layer in the shrimp, top with Tzatziki sauce and eat.

TIP: Double the measurement for family serving. and you can use quinoa instead of rice or chicken instead of shrimp. Enjoyy!

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